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Plant nuclear organisation

Reference	BBS/E/J/00000127
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor J Heslop-Harrison
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	320,787
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	01/11/2000
Duration	43 months

Abstract

Comparison of widely different species using molecular cytogenetic methods is enabling us to define common elements of genome organisation in all species. We have been investigating species with some of the smallest known plant genomes; several species from the genera Arabidopsis and Citrus, under 200 Mbp long; to cereals and pines with genomes some 100 times larger. We are building detailed models of large-scale genome structure within individual species, and examining the relationships between repetitive sequences, genes and gene activity. The work is showing how genomes are changing over long-term, evolutionary, and short-term, plant breeding, timescales. Understanding of large- scale genomic organisation will have an impact on strategies for genetic engineering, gene isolation and knowledge of control of gene expression.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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